Recycling event canceledFor the last several meetings of the Metropolis City Council, Mayor Billy McDaniel has announced plans for an electronic recycling event At Monday’s meeting, McDaniel announced that event, which wa...

Grab a spoon: St. John Ice Cream Social is July 24Staff Report Organizers are making final plans for this year’s St. Johns Lutheran Church, which will be held Thursday, July 24 on the church grounds at 5187 Old Marion Road, near Jefferson School i...

Unit One hires principalsMassac Unit One held a special meeting July 1, which was mainly closed session in order for the board to discuss personnel issues. Board President Donnie Koch called the meeting to order at 6:30 p....

In the beginning: Jefferson Elementary SchoolEditor’s Note: This is the fifth of a six-week series highlighting county and city schools before the school consolidations in the 1950s. Next week, the series will conclude with Maple Grove Elemen...

Bullock receives community supportin Metropolis, and most residents instantly know this hometown hero, originally from Metropolis, who was severely injured in Afghanistan on Nov. 13, 2013. Bullock, a member of the 3rd Battalion 7th...

MMH appoints Nutty, Klein to interim positionsPress Release The board of Massac Memorial Hospital recently announced the appointments of Christine Nutty as their new interim CEO and Gerald Klein as the new interim CFO. Nutty assumed responsibi...

Holder expresses opinion on pay freezeMassac County Sheriff Ted Holder expressed his opinion to Tuesday morning to Massac County Commissioners regarding the board’s lack of action in deciding whether or not to give the elected offices ...